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by wburns
Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:05 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Installing a pad
Replies: 4
Views: 2774

Re: Installing a pad

Lee, I did the grinding :D . She loves to shoot but does not like to dive into it that much. I must have done my job well because we went out back and I ran 25 clays through my thrower. She shot 20 out of 25 from the low gun position. Prior to that she couldn't hit the side of a barn with that gun. ...
by wburns
Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:44 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Installing a pad
Replies: 4
Views: 2774

Installing a pad

I posted this over on another board and thought you guys might like it. This evening I had to get my wife's gun finished for her duck hunting trip this weekend. I have been fitting the gun to her over the last week and had the pad left to install. Due to her gun fit I had to add a negative pitch spa...
by wburns
Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:00 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Daddy Fox has a new girlfreind
Replies: 19
Views: 10628

Lee, If you do not want to reload, just order the RST, or Polywads by mail. Thats what I do out here in ND. All of them are very goood shells, and as far as cost, there is little to no differnce if you are buying good shells anyways. I shoot a French SxS that uses 2 1/2. I shoot the Polywad brand du...
by wburns
Fri May 22, 2009 8:55 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Checkering
Replies: 9
Views: 6647

If it is the same lines per inch, someone likely can just cut the pointed diamonds down to the flat topped version. Very little wood is removed if you stick with the same lines per inch.
by wburns
Tue May 19, 2009 10:11 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Why one set of holes??
Replies: 25
Views: 16321

Yours must be the fancier trap grade than mine. There were a couple grades of the trap gun. Having ivory beads and a rib, suggest it must have been one of the upper grades. The rib would have cost the buyer $9.20 extra. The 32 inch barrels also had to be ordered for the model 10. I am still trying t...
by wburns
Sun May 17, 2009 11:58 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Why one set of holes??
Replies: 25
Views: 16321

Model 10s were discontinued in 1929. Jostam HY Gun pads last Patent date was 1927 with the first being 1914. There is one currently on the gun. It might not be period, but I simply want to replace it with what was on there. The old one is cracked and hardened. I don't think it came with a pad in the...
by wburns
Sun May 17, 2009 9:10 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Why one set of holes??
Replies: 25
Views: 16321

Galazans is selling HY Gun Jostam Pads. Might be worth a look. I bought one to replace the pad on a Remington Model 10 Trap Gun I just purchased. Very nice pad.
by wburns
Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:47 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Wirehair
Replies: 14
Views: 6773

Dragon, mine sheds very little and the hair is coarse so it does not stick to everything like my labs hair does. What little hair she does shed cleans up easily. For an indoor dog they are great. I highly recommend one. Mine is good for waterfowl as well as upland hunting.
by wburns
Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:51 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Wirehair
Replies: 14
Views: 6773

Jim, that Fritz of yours is a sharp looking dog. Thanks for the complement on the photo. Look forward to more photos and stories of Fritz.
by wburns
Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Wirehair
Replies: 14
Views: 6773

Congrats. I have a wirehair as well. Mine will be 4 years old this summer. She is a great dog. They like to work and run a lot as you will probably find out :D . They are very intelligent and a lot of fun. Here is Daisy. Post a pic if you get a chance. http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj377/wburns...
by wburns
Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:01 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Tight chokes and targets...
Replies: 6
Views: 4556

I don't shoot at that level, just local trap and skeet shoots. I started out swapping chokes as well. I also found if I use a good modified choke I hit better. I think it opens up well enough for close range work and allows you to reach a little further out if you don't get on the bird right away. W...
by wburns
Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:26 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Hawkins pad needed
Replies: 7
Views: 4782

Galazan has an original for sale in the novelty gunstock section. It is 140.00.
by wburns
Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:17 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Noshoc pad vs Silvers pad
Replies: 10
Views: 6905

I have both an original Noshoc that is in perfect condition and the new one from Galazan. There ia very little difference between the two when it comes to their squishiness. Both pads tend to be on the hard side. I think they are nice looking and they are enough to dampen the recoil for me. However,...
by wburns
Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:36 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Noshoc pad vs Silvers pad
Replies: 10
Views: 6905

Thanks Mike,
Its hard to describe stuff like that without sounding to long winded :D .
by wburns
Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:20 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Noshoc pad vs Silvers pad
Replies: 10
Views: 6905

By the way, they look identical to the real thing. I just purchased a noshoc from Galazan and when set next to my original one on my Remington 1900, I cant tell the difference other than the new one is not shiney or stained from age.